- past tense form of circumscribe.
- past participle of circumscribe.
circumscribed
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In practice, its ability to impose its will is circumscribed by deference to provincial and indigenous prerogatives, often enforced by courts.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026
The family shame around Mitchell’s violent death prevented me from understanding his full legacy, and ultimately circumscribed the meaning of his life and art.
From Slate ● Jun. 6, 2025
As per the country's own observations, the fund had limited ability to do something about the loan, and was "circumscribed by procedural and technical formalities".
From BBC ● May 14, 2025
In a place long circumscribed by disaster, Bass is facing a catastrophe with financial and logistical burdens that will likely dwarf the combined fallout from the 1994 Northridge earthquake and the 1992 civil unrest.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 13, 2025
It was strange because it was circumscribed, because it was concentrated on a angle intention.
From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White
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